Fees and Billing Arrangement

All SMSG centres are MIXED Billing medical practices. Each individual doctor (Specialist GPs and non-GP Specialists) and allied health professional are individual tenant practitioners (i.e., not employee doctor/practitioner) in our SMSG practice premises, and they set their own consultation fee schedules.

The GPs (except those listed below) BULK BILL any patients with a valid Medicare Card for most of the routine consultations.

Certain consultations are not allowed to be bulk billed under Medicare rules e.g., Worker Compensation Claims, Commercial Drivers Medical Assessments, Cosmetic procedures, Occupation/Job Medical Assessments, Railway Industry Medicals, Boxer Competition Medicals, etc. If you are not sure, please speak to the reception staff when you make an appointment.

Mental Health Care Plan Consultations:

Please note as of 1st July 2023, most Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP) consultations will incur a private fee with a Medicare rebate available (with a valid Medicare card) for all existing and new patients. The out-of-pocket fee ranges from $65-$150, depending on the length and/or complexity of the consultation.

Procedural & Vaccination Fee Schedule:

To ensure we can continuously provide excellent surgical services and to ensure patients the highest quality of hospital graded surgical equipment and materials, a private billing arrangement and $50 deposit is applied to the following procedures, with patients holding a valid Medicare Card receiving a Medicare Rebate:*(Terms & Conditions Apply)

Complete Woman's Health Check includes Cervical Screening Test and Breast Check
Skin Check or Skin lesion / Skin cancer removal
Suturing of laceration
Plastering of fracture
Implanon/Mirena IUD insertion and / or removal
Treatment room procedures
Private Vaccines >$100

Telehealth Fee Schedule:

Due to the sudden Medicare and Government policy changes in recent weeks, it has become extremely difficult for medical practices to continue providing these services without violating the 5-step onerous Medicare rules the government has set for both the practice and the patient. We have no choice but to commence charging all Telehealth appointments privately with a Medicare rebate.

Effective Monday, 9th of October, a $95 fee will apply for any telehealth services. A DISCOUNTED fee of $75 will apply to patients 15 years or below and concession card holders. A Medicare rebate is available for those with a valid Medicare card, which we can process for you.

SATURDAY ONLY Fee Schedule:

16yrs & above without a government issued concession card will incur a small gap fee for consultations, after Medicare rebate.
Non-Medicare holders with Allianz/AHM/Medibank BUPA insurances will incur a $45 gap fee for consultations.
15yrs & under will continue to be BULK BILLED!
Concession card holders will continue to be BULK BILLED!

With the ongoing economic recession, many medical practices are struggling to sustain their practices without compromising patient care. Given the following:

Operating costs dramatically increased due to unsustainable inflation.
Staff salaries increased from the 1st of July as per government requirements.
Staff operating costs are 1.5x on Saturdays.
The government has only increased the Medicare rebate for consultations by $1.

For us to sustain the running of our Saturday clinics, we have made the only decision available, to introduce the above fee schedule. We will continue to BULK BILL routine consultations MONDAY-FRIDAY. This new gap fee arrangement ONLY applies on SATURDAYS.

Individual Specialist GP's own Consultation Fee Schedule:

Earlwood Medical Centre

Dr Lisa Cheng, and Prof Danforn Lim

As of 01/01/2020, all new patients and those who have not been seen for over 2 years (i.e., not regular patients) will be privately charged with a Medicare rebate.

Dr Alexander Lewis

As of 01/01/2023, Dr Lewis has closed his books for new patients and those who have not been seen for over 2 years (i.e., not regular patients) will be privately charged with a Medicare rebate, except those 15 years old & under or concession card holders.

Dr Shannon Previte

As of 11/04/2023, all new patients and those who have not been seen for over 2 years (i.e., not regular patients) will be privately charged with a Medicare rebate, except those 15 years old & under.

Dr Marloes Nordkamp

As of 11/04/2023, all new patients and those who have not been seen for over 2 years (i.e., not regular patients) will be privately charged with a Medicare rebate, except those 15 years old & under or concession card holders.

Dr Jaison Mangahis

As of 01/09/2023, all new patients and those who have not been seen for over 2 years (i.e., not regular patients) will be privately charged with a Medicare rebate, except those 15 years old & under or concession card holders.

Dr George Habib
As of 04/01/2024, all new patients and those who have not been seen for over 2 years (i.e., not regular patients) will be privately charged with a Medicare rebate, except those 15 years old & under or concession card holders.

Dr Mark Kazzi
As of 12/03/2024, all new patients and those who have not been seen for over 2 years (i.e., not regular patients) will be privately charged with a Medicare rebate, except those 15 years old & under or concession card holders.

Sans Souci Doctors

As of 01/07/2023, all Specialist GPs will privately charge all new patients and those who have not been seen for over 2 years (i.e., not regular patients), with a Medicare rebate. This is excluding those who have previously been privately charged by Dr Gary Tran, Dr Jonathan Moore, and Dr John George.

Dr Gary Tran

As of 17/04/2023, all new patients and those who have not been seen for over 2 years (i.e., not regular patients) will be privately charged with a Medicare rebate except those 15 years old and under.

Dr Huiling Li, Dr Marloes Nordkamp, and Dr Michelle Yeung

As of 01/07/2023, all new patients and those who have not been seen for over 2 years (i.e., not regular patients) will be privately charged with a Medicare rebate except those 15 years old & under or concession card holders.

Dr Joachim Redgment
As of 05/02/2024, all new patients and those who have not been seen by ANY of Sans Souci Doctors Specialist GPs for over 2 years will be privately charged with a Medicare rebate except those 15 years old & under or concession card holders.

Dr Jonathan Moore and Dr John George

All patients are privately charged (with a Medicare rebate) for routine consultations (including telehealth) except for those 15 years old & under or 65 years old & above, and concession card holders.

Please call or come in to ask the friendly front desk staff regarding private costs and Medicare rebates.

Health Insurance Fee Schedules:

Overseas Visitors or Students (OVHC/OSHC) under BUPA, Allianz, and Medibank Private / AHM will incur a $25 gap fee (Monday-Friday) or $45 gap fee (Saturday) in addition to the direct billing rates for all consultations, depending on the type of insurance cover. All health fund holders must present a physical or digital card for direct billing and pay the additional $25 or $45 gap fee, otherwise private billing charges may apply.

If you do not hold a valid Medicare card, you will be charged full fees and this information can be requested from the staff at the reception desk.

Repeat Scripts/Referrals:

We have an online repeat script & referral request system for existing patients. This service will provide easy access for repeat prescription/referral without consultation via our website or the AMS Connect App. This service is not covered by Medicare and a $25 fee will be charged. To read more about this service, visit our "Repeat Scripts/Referrals" page under services.

*T&C: Cancellation within 48hrs of the appointment or no shows will result in loss of the deposit Otherwise, rescheduling of the appointment is allowed no later than 1 hour before the appointment time.